Mycobacterium phage Drac109
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| Detailed Information for Phage Drac109 | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Marissa Totten |
| Year Found | 2013 |
| Location Found | Highland, NY USA |
| Finding Institution | Johns Hopkins University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.704722 N, 73.850278 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This phage came from a soil sample from Highland, New York on the bank of the Hudson River. The sample was obtained on August 28, 2013. The temperature was 29 C. The sample was from an area extremely saturated with stagnant water. The area receives scare to no foot traffic; train tracks were about 5ft away; the Hudson was about 30 ft away; and a quiet street was about 10 ft away. |
| Naming Notes | "Drac109" is a reference to the band My Chemical Romance and their fourth album Danger Days: the True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, as well as the associated comic book. The name "Drac" is derived from the word "Draculoid"; a nickname given to the armed forces of Better Living Industries. Draculoids are just employed to kill whomever gets in their way and are easily expendable (phage lyse any bacteria they can get near and DNA repetition causes endless generations). "109" is also a repeated number throughout the album and comic. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | The plaques are rather large in size, typically 2.5 - 3 mm. They have a clear center as well as smooth and defined edges. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 13 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | E3 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |